A project by The Urban Historian, supported by Renfrewshire Council’s Culture, Heritage and Events Fund (CHEF) 🗓 November 2025 – December 2027

Renfrewshire is home to some of Scotland’s most fascinating heritage graveyards — with origins reaching as far back as the 8th to 11th centuries. Many of these sites hold visible burials from around 1600 onwards, each stone and inscription offering a unique window into our shared past.

Heritage Buddies invites you to become part of this exciting journey of discovery. We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help survey these historic sites and uncover the stories of the people who shaped our communities.

Image : Govan School Stones in situ at Inchanan Old Kirk before moving to the new Parish Church

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Latest Blog Posts

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  Erskine graveyard additional tour
  Due to demand, a second tour of the graveyard at Erskine (Bishopton Parish Church) has been organised for 3pm on the 18th July. This tour is now fully booked.
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  Erskine Graveyard Tour – 18th July
  On Saturday 18th July we will be hosting the old Erskine Graveyard Tour. The graveyard is on Ferry Road, next to Bishopton Parish Church. On the day the Bishopton Parish church plan to the Church and car park open in the afternoon of 18 July offering teas and coffee to tour participants. We also hope… Read more: Erskine Graveyard Tour – 18th July
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  Laigh Kirk
  The Laigh Kirk of Paisley was opened in 1738 and burials at the site started very quickly after that. Burial records for the graveyard are lost, but the register of Lair Owners still exists, and several transcriptions have been carried out since the 1850s. In September 2025 a new volume of transcriptions of the headstones… Read more: Laigh Kirk